WATERVILLE, Maine – A new NCAA Division III record and two other NESCAC records were set on the third day of competition at the 2026 NESCAC Men’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the Colby Aquatics Center.
 
The Tufts Jumbos lead the field with 1198 points, while the Ephs have totaled 1168 points through 18 events. Amherst stands third (894 points) and is followed by Conn. College (796 points) and Bates (788 points) to round out the top five teams in the standings.
 
Sunday’s final day of competition is set to begin at 9 a.m.
 
200 Medley Relay
The evening began with the Bates relay setting an NCAA Division III record to win the 200 medley relay for the first time in team history. Tim Johnson, Marrich Somridhivej, Nate Oppenheim, and Max Cory combined to post a time of 1:25.57, breaking the record held by an Emory relay set in at the 2023 NCAA Division III Championships. The Tufts Jumbos placed second (1:27.78) and was followed by Williams (1:28.24) in third place.
 
1000 Freestyle
Connecticut College junior Evan Lyons took home the NESCAC title in the 1000 freestyle with a pool-record time of 9:10.55. Evans is the first Camel swimmer to win the event in program history. Amherst’s Benjamin Robins finished second (9:13.05) and Ryan Nunez of Williams placed third (9:13.14).
 
100 Butterfly
Senior Armaan Sikka of Tufts claimed first place in the 100 butterfly for the second time in his career with an NCAA B-cut time of 48.23. Sikka also won the event in 2024 and his victory marks the third time a Jumbo has finished first. Teammate Max Gerke followed in second (48.38) and Nate Oppenheim of Bates was third (48.46).
 
400 IM
Amherst rookie Owen Vale set a NESCAC Record, NESCAC Meet Record, and Colby Pool Record with a time of 3:50.78 to win his first conference title in the 400 IM by seven seconds. Vale is the first Mammoth to win the event since Ryan Lichtenfels in 2009 and 2010. Evan Lyons of Connecticut College was second (3:57.42) and J.J. Arbuckle of Tufts placed third (3:57.48).
 
200 Freestyle
Amherst’s Jack Goepfrich captured the NESCAC title in the 200 freestyle with a winning time of 1:37.30. The sophomore is the first Amherst swimmer to win the event since Connor Sholtis in 2014 and 2015. Bates’ John Weigel finished second (1:37.51) and Tufts’ Ron Lyubman followed in third place (1:37.62).
 
100 Breaststroke
Bates senior Marrich Somridhivej continued his impressive meet with another broken record. The senior broke the NESCAC record in the 50 breaststroke earlier in the meet and reset the NESCAC 100 breaststroke mark across the board with a time of 51.85. Somridhivej, who repeats as the NESCAC Champion in the event, originally broke all the NESCAC records during the morning prelims (52.36) and lowered them further during the finals. Connecticut College sophomore Carrick Shea finished second (53.04) and Williams senior Michael Grover placed third (53.65).
 
100 Backstroke
Matthew Chang of Hamilton captured the NESCAC title with an NCAA B-cut time of 48.07. The sophomore is the third Continental swimmer to win the event in program history, joining Eric Schwenker (2001 & 2002) and Todd Johnson (2007 & 2008). Junior Tim Johnson of Bates placed second (48.36) and Colby senior Brandon Xiong was third (48.68).
 
3-Meter Diving
The 3-meter competition wrapped up the third day of competition. Williams junior Haochen Liu won the event for the second straight year with a pool-record 554.20 points. Liu is just the second Eph diver to capture the NESCAC title in the event (Kobe Tray, 2022 & 2023). Fellow Eph Calder Biondi was second with 517.80 points and 1-meter champion Jay Wilkinson of Tufts finished third (507.20).